Junction-Guy

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  When the fog lifted - did you see the control tactics everywhere?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  it took a while for me - but after some time i began to see most all religion as controlling entities, interested not only in forcing doctrine on adherents, but also, and perhaps primarily, seeking to control believers.

  i initially saw this as somewhat benign, but have increasingly seen it as dangerous, even a malignant force in human social-evolution.

  i see a far-right fundy church and it virtually screams "jwism" to me.

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  Junction-Guy

  Hi Jeff, well for me, I actually enjoy going to church. It gives me a chance to connect with the local community, it gives me a sense of belonging, and I actually believe most of what they teach, and when I do find something slight I disagree with I just choose to stay, or I have the freedom to go somewhere else without being shunned.
  
  
  By the way, how was your vacation? Please tell us about it in your other thread, if you don't mind.
  
  
  
  
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  Are single-never-married heterosexual males approaching their forties...

  by DanTheMan in

  1. social
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  ...losers?

  discuss.

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  Junction-Guy

  Now that was a well thought out post Estee, genuine and from the heart.
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  Would 1 million dollars help you and how?

  by Junction-Guy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if ed mcmahan were to show up at your door with 1 million dollars do you believe this would help you?

  would your outlook change, and how?.

  1 million dollars would be a major windfall for me.

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  Junction-Guy

  Yeah you are right about that, alot of loonies would come out of thw woodworks claiming to be your friend.
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  Would 1 million dollars help you and how?

  by Junction-Guy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if ed mcmahan were to show up at your door with 1 million dollars do you believe this would help you?

  would your outlook change, and how?.

  1 million dollars would be a major windfall for me.

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  Junction-Guy

  600K is still a fortune, especially for those living outside of California.
  
  
  With 600K I could have bought a decent house in Kentucky when we got married, and never ever left Kentucky.
  
  
  I won't sneeze at 600K
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  I didn't know where to say Hi - so here I am

  by rustonmyhalo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know why i am always led back to jw's.

  tonight i feel real confused.

  i was searching the internet to try to find some evidence that jesus existed and that all religion is not just some great hoax.

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  Junction-Guy

  welcome to the board
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  Abusive People On This Board...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do you handle them?

  i mean, sometimes they write things that are really hurtful!.

  do you just ignore them altogether?

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  Junction-Guy

  If you don't agree with someone, then just tell them, but don't resort to rude tactics. Or maybe I have it wrong? Maybe I should just respond back with ever bit as vicious as I can be?
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  Do the religious have higher morals than the non-religious?

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i was going to ask whether christians have higher morals, but i thought that other religions have the same kind of morals too.. when i look at those who sincerely follow their religion, i think that they do have a higher morality than those who do not follow some sort of scriptural guidelines.. this is not to say that the religious have a monopoly on morality, or to say that some religious people are not hypocritical in doing what they say, rather than what they do.

  but as a whole it seems to me that someone with a religious upbringing has higher standards than someone without.. now some would say that higher standards or lower standards are defined by society, so therefore by whose definition do they have higher morals.

  this would be a fair assumption.

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  Junction-Guy

  As a christian I try to treat everyone the way I would like to be treated, sometimes it isn't easy when others are rude.
  
  About the only atheists I know are on this board, so perhaps this isn't a good representation of what atheists are really like.
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  Abusive People On This Board...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do you handle them?

  i mean, sometimes they write things that are really hurtful!.

  do you just ignore them altogether?

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  Junction-Guy

  Well there are several people on here who have a habit of making rude remarks, they do this over and over.
  
  Telling someone they are wrong is one thing.
  
  Telling someone they are a dumbass, they are a inbred hick, etc etc etc. This is what I call abusive.
  
  
  now perhaps it may just be the region of the country they come from, or perhaps they see a christian as an easy target because they know they won't respond back with "F" words, but I have experienced this personally.
  
  I guess the best way to do is just treat other like you would want to be treated, even if they don't live by the same creed.
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  Planning a much needed vacation... I like the looks of this!

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. social
  2. family

  http://parks.ky.gov/default.htm.

  these resorts look wonderful.

  i am looking for a place where the grandmunchkins can swim safely, teeter-totter, and hike, and where wifey and i can enjoy fresh mountain scenery and air.

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  Junction-Guy

  So how did it go?
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  @@@ JW Brother in Law in ICU, WTBTS, they SUCK @@@

  by FlyingHighNow in

  1. social
  2. family

  he is 67. he is diabetic.

  he has pneumonia and sepsis.

  the had to helicopter him from truth or consequences, nm to las cruzes during the night.

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  Junction-Guy

  Sorry to hear of this, like Momz said, hopefully he will pull through and they both live long enough for social security.